Three Peas In A Podcast.. You Get It Now?

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Stranded .

Three Peas In A Podcast

This assignment was actually fairly easily and unique. Usually in classes we do not get to explore creative or different aspects to an assignment. its usually always "get you pen and paper out we are writing an essay." And that is not necessary a bad thing but it's nice to have a change. 
    The three peas in a podcast is a funny take on a podcast with three groups members. My group all had different genres of music, from rock to reggae to hip hop. with such diversity we came together to take about our music we all had so much to offer. We acted out our actual artist and it gave the whole podcast a more relaxed feel. Everything was fairly easy until the part of editing. Even 4-6 minutes of talking can take about an hour or more of editing. it is a tedious process but when you actually have the finished product it does make it worthwhile.

Without Music .... I Don't Even Want To Thing About That .

   I can't even fathom how life would be without music. I think the image says it all. The world would be gray and dull. I never been the one to think with my right lobe. That means to think with the part of my brain that is logical and likes the subjects of mathematics and science. I am certainly not that girl. I tend to think and feel with the left side of my brain that one that is abstract and excels and likes at art, performing, English, music.
    I go through everything with music. All my ups and downs, trials and tribulations I go through with music. Nobody would get it like music does. Ever.Music doesn't need to hear an explanation or worlds or anything it just knows and heals. If music wasn't here I might say the unforgivable words to my mother or lash our at my sister. I think that happen to everybody if the world was silent because music isn't only confined to studios and instruments. There is music in the trees and the ocean and the birds. Music is life and life is earth.  It wouldn't be a good time as Deana would say of the Jersey Shore. I don't even want to think about it.

Rah Rah Like A Dungeon Dragon

      Roman’s Revenge comes on and that gets me all fired up. The sirens, and smoke machine sound effects, and the continuous thrumming of the violin gets the blood flowing and the adrenaline pumping. Then the unconventional and creative lyrics of “I am not Jasmine, I am Aladdin so far ahead, these bums is lagging see me in that new thing, bums is gagging I’m starting to feel like a dungeon dragon rah, rah, like a dungeon dragon” makes me think of a beast being unleashed and some sort of power being called forth. I feel that same power and energy channeled to me and my angry beast-that I am sure everybody has inside of them- gets to roar and snarl and wants to be unleashed as well. Also what makes this song so good and one of my favorites is the delivery of the lyrics. Nicki’s personality or all her alter ego Roman adds such a punch. She really commits to the part and just runs with it and lines like "Hey Nicki Hey Nicki, Asthma" are delivered with a high pitch breathless voice that sounds like she has asthma in that moment. Her male counterpart of this track, Eminem did the same thing as well. His persona transformed into Slim Shady and his crazy, deranged lyrics like "twisted-ass mind, got a pretzel for a brain an eraser for a head, f-cking pencil for a frame" really embodies his persona.

What I Like About You

10 Things I Like About You

• Use to play the Clarinet
•  Graduated at LaGuardia High School that specialized in performing arts.
• 5 Alter Egos
• Wanted A Acting Career before Hip-Hop
• Pink Friday went certified platinum
• From Trindad and Tobagos
• Moved to Queen, New York at the age of 5
• Her offical single wasn't suppose to be on the album
• Title orginated from the tradition of Black Friday.
• Before she offically signed she had 3 awards.

   One of the most interesting things on this list is that Nicki Minaj has 5 alter egos. Most people have only one for example Beyonce with her stage character Sascha Fierce as well as T.I with his counterpart T.I.P. Nicki once said, "To get away from all their fighting, I would imagine being a new person. 'Cookie' was my first identity — that stayed with me for a while. I went on to 'Harajuku Barbie,' then 'Nicki Minaj.' Fantasy was my reality." To me this shows that characters were her escape in a rough situation. I can say the same thing about music when things become too much.

Stranded Literally

      This stranded essay has allowed me to very creative. I took the approach of fiction mixed with fact. A narrative story combined with my actual real feelings for the music has made it an interesting story to write. I'm already on page 4 of the essay and that being the whole introduction. I didn't even realize until later how long it got but when writing with fiction the story itself can be more expressive and creative and easier to write than an actual essay where you have to analyze or persuade. I look for places to cut out but I can't. It seems like the intro is cut down to the shortest it can be and I don't know if that is going to help me or hinder me. In regard to talking about the music it could either of 2 ways: I can do it as sort of an album review. Pick a few key choices and rhetorically discuss what they do and how Nicki does it. Or I could pick a few choices and try to explain why these songs connect with me. I'm leaning towards the latter because i feel like the first choice is being done right now through the blog. I'm still a little bit vague on how i"m going to end the story but I do have already figured out the definition for an desert island album and why Pink Friday fits that criteria.